Khan’s new bill seeks to make the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) autonomous and has drawn widespread condemnation. The former finance minister, Miftah Ismail described the bill as converting the SBP into the “bank of IMF”. [aninews] Ismail also declared that the new measures would make the SBP more powerful than the parliament as “there will be no oversight of fiscal and monetary policy”. [thenews]

Presidential aspirants Raila Odinga of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and William Ruto of United Democratic Alliance (UDA) are roaming the country in the 2022 election campaigns with both promising the electorates: stemming out corruption!

"The OIC extraordinary session on Afghanistan is a prime example of our collective determination and action to help those most in need. We thank Pakistan for hosting this vital meeting and inviting the global community to continue cooperating to support the Afghan people," US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said.

Amid worsening relations between Beijing and Washington, President Joe Biden signed a new law on Thursday (24 December 2021) banning products made in China’s Xinjiang region because of China’s oppression of its largely Muslim Uighur minority population.